have no plans to give up their jobs. And there are no signs the hordes of foreign sex tourists are abating. Two hours east of Bangkok, Pattaya’s bawdy reputation hails from the Vietnam War era ...

Stepped-up operations began on June 19 and will continue through June 25. He said the bureau was cooperating with several organisations to build tourists' confidence in visiting Pattaya.

As they did so, R&R establishments sprang up to cater to the GIs’ every need and the Pattaya we recognise today was born – by 2012, men outnumbered women in the city, with almost six men for ...